Take the following practice exam to help you reinforce the material presented in Chapter 3.

1			Mrs. Jones returns home early from work one afternoon only to find her husband sexually embracing the widow next door. Mrs. Jones goes into a blind rage, takes from her purse a handgun that she carried for protection, and shoots her husband to death. Mrs. Jones would most likely be charged with
			A)	murder in the first degree.
			B)	murder in the second degree.
			C)	manslaughter.
			D)	excusable homicide.
2			In the previous question, Mrs. Jones would have been charged in that way because of the presence of
			A)	malice aforethought.
			B)	malice aforethought and deliberation.
			C)	deliberation and premeditation.
			D)	malice aforethought, premeditation, and deliberation.
3			What do we call a person who kills two or more people in more than one location and who continues to kill moving from one location to another?
			A)	serial killer
			B)	mass murderer
			C)	spree killer
			D)	felony murderer
4			A trio of thugs holds up a liquor store. Two of them are armed. The police arrive, there is a shootout, and a police officer is killed. All three are arrested. With respect to the killing, the unarmed robber can be charged with
			A)	conspiracy and reckless endangerment.
			B)	assault.
			C)	murder.
			D)	being an accessory before the fact.
5			In the question above, the unarmed robber would be charged under the ____________ doctrine.
			A)	misprision of felony
			B)	respondeat superior
			C)	felony-murder
			D)	conspiracy to commit crime
6			Mr. Smith is drinking heavily at a local pub and becomes annoyed by the loud talking of a man at the next table. They have words, and fight ensues. During the altercation, Mr. Smith hits his adversary a bit too hard, and the man dies of a brain hemorrhage. Mr. Smith is likely to be charged with
			A)	murder in the first degree.
			B)	aggravated assault.
			C)	voluntary manslaughter.
			D)	involuntary manslaughter.
7			Mr. Smith in the question above then leaves the pub and begins to drive home. By this time he is quite drunk. As he approaches an intersection, he fails to get his foot on the brake quickly enough and runs down and kills a pedestrian. In this instance, although driving while intoxicated is a possible charge, he ultimately gets charged with
			A)	murder in the second degree.
			B)	involuntary manslaughter.
			C)	voluntary manslaughter.
			D)	felony-murder.
8			Assault involves
			A)	an intentional attempt or threat to physically injure another person.
			B)	the infliction of an injury with malice aforethought.
			C)	the touching of a person with an instrument or part of the body with the intent to commit harm.
			D)	any nonfatal violent attack.
9			____________ refers to assaultive attacks that result in the disfigurement or permanent disability of the victim.
			A)	Aggressive assault
			B)	Menacing
			C)	Jostling
			D)	Mayhem
10			Arson
			A)	is a felony in all jurisdictions.
			B)	is limited to the malicious burning of a dwelling of another person.
			C)	does not apply to unimproved property (such as an empty lot).
			D)	does not apply to malicious explosions.
11			In burglary
			A)	the "breaking" aspect must be forcible.
			B)	the entry need not be for some criminal purpose.
			C)	the entry must be forcible.
			D)	all of the above.
			E)	none of the above.
12			The doctrine of "breaking bulk" was an outgrowth of
			A)	Pear's Case.
			B)	asportation.
			C)	Carrier's Case.
			D)	Commonwealth v. Redline.
13			Which criterion is normally used in the various states to distinguish "grand larceny" from "petty larceny"?
			A)	the time when an object was appropriated
			B)	the place from which an object was appropriated
			C)	the value of the object appropriated
			D)	the size of the object appropriated
14			Rape is the unlawful ____________ of a female without her consent and against her will.
			A)	carnal knowledge
			B)	sexual abuse
			C)	seduction
			D)	fornication
15			The ____________ was the first piece of federal legislation that targeted the distribution of what were considered "dangerous drugs."
			A)	Controlled Substances Act
			B)	Harrison Act
			C)	Marijuana Tax Act
			D)	Pure Food and Drug Act
16			In violent personal crime,
			A)	the violence is directed against a specific victim.
			B)	the violence is generally a group activity.
			C)	most offenders have long criminal records.
			D)	the crimes are generally of the "stranger-to-stranger" type.
17			In cases of child abuse, the offenders are generally
			A)	single elderly men.
			B)	parents and guardians.
			C)	strangers with sex offense histories.
			D)	all of the above.
18			With respect to occasional property offenders, which of the following statements is most accurate?
			A)	They are generally acquainted with criminal subcultures.
			B)	Their techniques for committing crimes are usually well developed.
			C)	They have little or no access to structured mechanisms for the disposal of stolen property.
			D)	Their crimes are generally well planned.
19			Occasional property crime
			A)	is limited nonviolent petty theft.
			B)	includes some robberies and armed holdups as well as instances of burglary and other thefts.
			C)	is undertaken regularly and frequently, although rather crudely, by the offenders involved.
			D)	is committed by members of urban criminal cultures.
20			What is the leading cause of hate crime?
			A)	race
			B)	religion
			C)	sexual orientation
			D)	ethnicity
21			White-collar criminals
			A)	are generally businessmen who have weekend careers in armed robberies and other "heavy" rackets.
			B)	have a criminal self-concept which helps to shape their views on victimizing the public.
			C)	approach their offensive behavior as a chosen career.
			D)	rationalize their behaviors as sharp business practices.
22			Losses through white-collar and corporate crime
			A)	are almost always rather small, but during the course of the year approach the nationwide total of all bank robberies.
			B)	have been estimated to be tens of billions of dollars annually.
			C)	are concentrated in the financial sector where embezzlements, stock manipulations, and similar dealings are quite common.
			D)	are primarily in the areas of consumer fraud and the fencing of stolen goods.